Senators spar on leniency for NSA-leaker Snowden

By COMPILED BY DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPOR

Posted: January 6, 2014 at 2:15 a.m.

WASHINGTON — A debate over whether Edward Snowden deserves lenience or the strict treatment President Barack Obama’s administration has demanded for divulging a vast array of national secrets drew opposing views Sunday from two prominent senators.